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The Singing Chef

March 26, 2008

Mixed Fruit Smoothie

Everyday, we carry a huge lunch bag. My mother would be surprised to see me do this. As a child, I hated carrying a lunch bag. I always wanted to carry one bag that could house just about everything I needed to take to school. All my classmates seemed to be doing that. There was just this small, teeny weeny problem. They carried dry lunch. Upma, mixed rice, parathas etc. I had a 4-box tiffin carrier. And a water bottle. To add to my woes, my lunch always included a serving of curd rice. I’ve done crazy things like pack that huge stainless steel monster into my bag (and have curd leak into the bag’s fabric!!). I figured how my classmates brought those light lunches to school. Their mothers made them eat a three course meal (the one I had for lunch) before they left for school. In an attempt to switch my breakfast and lunch, I even tried that. But there was (and is) no way that I can actually eat a three course meal at that hour!

Now, I know better. And I carry a big (but very smart) lunch bag to work everyday. This has, on all days, my lunch, a small container with curd, and a fruit box. On some days, I even carry a small snack like a salad, a granola bar, or some crackers. The idea is to always have something in my bag should hunger pangs strike so I can reach in instead of reaching out (to crisps, corn grits, chips, etc).

Our fruit box has a combination of whatever fruits are in season here. One day S brought his fruit box home as he didn’t have an opportunity to even open it during the day. It just so happened that I didn’t get a chance to touch my box either. So, I emptied the contents of the boxes into the liquidizer and ended up with this lovely smoothie.

12 comments:

he he... i too had separate tiffin bag with tiffin, water bottle, snack box, towl, spoons etc etc... it was fun days to share with other kids and eat different things for lunch:)gosh, only 1 week left for AFAM... i almost forgot abt it:(

My 2 year old dislikes anything slightly sour and so won't eat any fruit! I've tried everything short of pouring sugar over it - even then she might just lick the sugar off! So now I make fruit smoothies with a bit of milk and apple juice, which gives it a thick, sweet taste. I put blueberries, bananas and/or apples and/or grapes. She loves it! :)

arre...i seem to do something like this...when i have cut fruit left over specially melon, papaya... (from breakfast), languishing in the fridge and you know that it will lose its taste ... i'd put it all in the blender with some milk and drink it while making dinner...some days this is all i have for dinner.... the guava nectar sounds like a nice addition!!

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